"Critics are calling it a less violent 'Passion of the Christ,'" the voice-over says.

Real-life critics are calling the trailer offensive and blasphemous. One Twitter user called it "the most offensive skit" SNL has ever done.

"Interesting how SNL continues to mock Christ," one commenter wrote on SNL's website. "As a Christian, I was highly offended. No doubt you would not dare to attack other faiths; Islam, Judaism, Hinduism. You can do better."

Indeed, in December 2011, SNL parodied then-Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, a devout Christian, over what some see as his zealous faith. Tebow is in the headlines again after announcing he would speak at a Dallas megachurch run by an anti-gay, anti-Semitic pastor.